Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तत्कुण्डात्पश्चिमे भागे लिंगं वै तक्षकेश्वरम् । पूजनीयं प्रयत्नेन भक्तानां सर्वसिद्धिदम्

Transliteration

tatkuṇḍātpaścime bhāge liṃgaṃ vai takṣakeśvaram | pūjanīyaṃ prayatnena bhaktānāṃ sarvasiddhidam

Translation

À l’ouest de ce bassin sacré se tient le liṅga nommé Takṣakeśvara. Il doit être vénéré avec un effort sincère, car il accorde aux dévots toute réussite.

Word by Word

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-निर्देशक (genitive dependent)

• कुण्डात्: from the pond
• कुण्डात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (ablative)

• पश्चिमे: in the western
• पश्चिमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; 'भागे' इति विशेषण

• भागे: part/region
• भागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva-emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; वाक्ये विषय/उद्देश्य (predicate/subject-like)

• वै: indeed
• वै: None (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/निश्चयार्थ

• तक्षकेश्वरम्: Takṣakeśvara (Lord of Takṣaka)
• तक्षकेश्वरम्: Visheshya (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्षक + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तक्षकस्य ईश्वरः)

• पूजनीयम्: worthy to be worshipped
• पूजनीयम्: Vidhaya (Predicate qualifier/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + अनीय (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (अनीय-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be worshipped)

• प्रयत्नेन: with effort
• प्रयत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• भक्तानाम्: of devotees
• भक्तानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

• सर्वसिद्धिदम्: granting all accomplishments
• सर्वसिद्धिदम्: Vidhaya (Predicate qualifier/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + सिद्धि + द (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वाः सिद्धयः ददाति इति)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration, typically to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Takṣakeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/saints in the narrative frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small shrine with a dark stone liṅga labeled Takṣakeśvara, set west of a lotus-edged kuṇḍa; devotees offer bilva leaves, water, and lamps; Kāśī’s dense lanes and temple spires in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Takṣakeśvara
• Liṅga
• Kāśī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Earnest worship of Śiva at a consecrated liṅga in Kāśī is portrayed as a direct means to complete spiritual and worldly fulfilment (sarva-siddhi).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Takṣakeśvara Liṅga situated to the west of a named kuṇḍa (pond) within the Kāśī sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotional pūjā (worship) performed with sincere effort and attentiveness.